Fit check
Is Curse of the Sea Rats worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platform-adventure players who want a branching world rather than a linear level sequence
- Players who enjoy switching between characters with different combat styles
- Local co-op groups with up to four controllers
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short campaign may reach the game's stated 12-plus-hour content scope before finding a suitable stopping point
- Players who prefer a single fixed protagonist may bounce off the four-character structure and its differing strengths and weaknesses
- Solo players who want the full multiplayer setup will not use the local co-op mode
Our take on Curse of the Sea Rats
The bounce point arrives when character differences become part of progression: players who do not want to learn four fighting styles, manage their weaknesses, and develop separate abilities may stop engaging before the branching exploration and multiple endings pay off.
What is Curse of the Sea Rats?
Curse of the Sea Rats is a 2.
5D platform adventure set on Ireland’s coast during the 18th century. A pirate witch has transformed four prisoners into rats, and the group must investigate a large branching world, defeat bosses, uncover secrets, and pursue the witch. Four playable characters—David Douglas, Buffalo Calf, Bussa, and Akane Yamakawa—offer different combat styles, strengths, and weaknesses. Progression includes new special skills, improved offence and defence, and magic abilities. The game includes hundreds of connected paths, rooms, and discoveries, with over 12 hours of content and multiple endings. It supports solo play and local co-op for up to four players; multiplayer requires multiple controllers.
How Curse of the Sea Rats plays
- 01Four playable characters
- David Douglas, Buffalo Calf, Bussa, and Akane Yamakawa use distinct combat approaches with different strengths and weaknesses.
- 02Branching coastal world
- Exploration spans hundreds of paths, rooms, and discoveries across the Irish coast.
- 03Character progression
- Adventure progress grants special skills, offensive and defensive improvements, and magic abilities.
- 04Local cooperative play
- Solo play can be joined by up to three friends, with multiple controllers required.
- 05Multiple endings
- The quest includes several possible conclusions to discover.
Curse of the Sea Rats compared to similar games
Ghost of a Tale centers on stealth, disguises, conversations, immersion, and exploration, while Curse of the Sea Rats focuses on platforming combat, bosses, character abilities, and local co-op. Vagante is a dark-fantasy adventure about dangerous monster-filled lands, whereas Curse of the Sea Rats uses a hand-animated coastal setting, a fixed group of four playable characters, and a branching platform-adventure structure.
Curse of the Sea Rats: platforms & release
Is Curse of the Sea Rats worth it?
It is worth it if: platform-adventure players who want a branching world rather than a linear level sequence. Skip it if: players seeking a short campaign may reach the game's stated 12-plus-hour content scope before finding a suitable stopping point.
Where can I download Curse of the Sea Rats?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Curse of the Sea Rats's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Curse of the Sea Rats on?
Windows only.
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